Fundy Bay has the most extreme tides in the world and the tide swing is a sight to see. Home to the highest tides in the world, the Bay of Fundy is a 170 mile long ocean bay that stretches between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia on Canada's east coast. Cold water from the Labrador Current pours into the bay on each tide. When warm air passes over the colder waters of the bay, fog often forms as it cools. It’s said that there is no dry season here.

Fundy National Park was established in 1948, and protects a segment of Canada’s Maritime Acadian Highlands ecosystems. The road leading into Fundy National Park was terrible! But once we crossed into the park boundary it was like entering another world with the road in good condition, obviously it had been recently repaved. I must say it again; Canada knows how to manage their National Treasures! They really do a great job with all aspects of park management that I have seen.

Perhaps in-part because of the road, we broke an air spring on the truck and experienced stability handling problems. We were broke down in a place we didn’t know. During his evening foot patrol rounds of the campground while I was contemplating my dilemma outside the truck camper, I met Park Ranger Eric Calvert who was very helpful. He suggested where I might find the repair service needed in nearby Moncton, about 50 miles away. During our conversation we discussed PLEA among other things, and I could tell that Ranger Calvert was really dedicated to our profession, especially when he referred to this park as his park as many of us do. It’s a way of life, isn’t it? It was especially heartening to answer his questions about starting a PLEA Chapter in Canada.

Located near Fundy National Park, Hopewell Rocks is a privately owned park and is one of New Brunswick’s destination attractions. We had fun walking on the ocean floor at low tide among the rock formations sculpted by the tides. At Hopewell Rocks the sea levels rise on an average of between 32 and 46 feet. Nearby in the upper area of the bay at Burnt Coat Head in Nova Scotia the highest tide recorded was over 50 feet. The tide at Hopewell Rocks can rise at a rate between 4 and 6 feet per hour and 100 billion tones of water flows into the bay twice daily.

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